Kansas Legislature

Abortion rights advocates in Kansas are worried that the legislature's approval of a declaration that life begins "at fertilization" will inspire new attempts to prevent the procedure.     The Kansas Legislature sent the sweeping anti-abortion bill to...

Maybe the Kansas Legislature should rethink this bill they’re trying to introduce---after the last two nights does anyone really want to see KU and Wichita State play? First time, long time--- It had been since January of 2006 that Kansas last...

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Jean Schodorf is a private citizen now but she says she's had enough of the Republican Party.  That's why she decided to switch. "I know it's the right choice," Schodorf says of her decision to become a Democrat.  "I believe a long time ago the...

Kansas is violating the state constitution by not providing enough funding for schools.  A district court in Shawnee county issued the ruling today.  The decision comes after more than 50 school districts sued the state. They demanded lawmakers...

(AP) - The list of needed repairs at Kansas' public universities is declining amid increased spending and low bids from contractors scrambling for work.     The Lawrence Journal World reports that nearly 40 percent of regents' university buildings were...

President Barack Obama signed a bill into law Monday that prohibits protests within 300 feet of military funerals two hours before and after services. "The graves of our veterans are hallowed ground," said President Obama. "And obviously we all defend...

Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite. It used to be a phrase moms would jokingly utter to their children at bedtime. Now, it takes a more literal meaning with the resurgence of bedbugs in the U.S. Bed bugs are creeping into hotels and motels from...

The Kansas Legislature's bitter impasse over redistricting could become an issue in election campaigns this year.     The state's major political factions are attempting to fix blame for a stalemate that forced federal judges to redraw political...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Legislature has given final approval to a bill aimed at bolstering the long-term financial health of the state's pension system by using gambling dollars to pay for retirement benefits.     The House approved the measure...

The Kansas House has bypassed a compromise plan for reducing income and sales taxes and instead approved larger cuts, sending them to Gov. Sam Brownback.     The House voted 64-59 for legislation cutting individual income tax rates, exempting 191,000...

They're meant to keep victims safe, and now the Kansas Legislature is looking at making changes to how long protection-from-abuse orders are good for. House Bill 2613, which is expected to make it to the governor's desk, would create the possibility of...